“Where we stand and who we are make a great deal of difference in how we see the world around us”
C.S. Lewis
Discover Your VantagePoint™
Tired of keeping your faith in one box and your everyday life in another?
VantagePoint™ is the powerful, biblical small-group journey
that gives you and your friends a fresh perspective on your roles, your story, and your city.
In just 9 short sessions, you’ll move from the “holy huddle” to the kind of meaningful engagement God commanded His people in exile (Jeremiah 29): build houses, plant gardens, seek the peace and prosperity of the city where you live.
Simple. Deep. Transformational.
Voices of Change What Small Groups Are Saying
100% of survey respondents said they found VantagePoint useful and that they would recommend it to their friends
Overview of Your VantagePoint™ Journey
VantagePoint™ is divided into three modules, containing three sessions each. The session chapters are two to three pages long, concluding with a set of questions to facilitate discussion.
Module #1: A Different View Of Our Roles
Our role with others
Our own roles
Our roles together
Module #2: A Different View Of Story
God’s story
Our own story
Our stories connecting
Module #3: A different View Of City
The city
Life in the city
Impacting the city
Excerpt
Module One: A Different View of Our Roles
“Many believers retreat to a ‘holy huddle’ — safe, comfortable, and inwardly focused. But God calls us to something far greater. In Jeremiah 29, He tells His exiled people to build houses, plant gardens, marry, raise families, and seek the peace and prosperity of the very city that destroyed theirs. Your vantage point determines whether you hide from the world… or engage it as salt and light.”
BIG IDEA
Our role with others should be to engage with people around us rather than withdraw from them.
Excerpt
Module Two: A Different View of Story
“Most of us live with a two-chapter gospel: we sinned, Jesus saved us. But what if you’re missing the full story?
Imagine tearing the first and last chapters out of a mystery novel — you can still solve the crime, but you miss the beauty and meaning. God’s story has four chapters: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. When you see the whole story, your ordinary life suddenly fits into God’s epic redemption of the world.”
BIG IDEA
The Gospel (God’s big story) is an overarching narrative that consists of four “chapters.” Our lives only make sense when we understand where we fit inside His story.
Excerpt
Module Three: A Different View of City
“It’s easy to look at your city — the crime, corruption, poverty, and brokenness — and think, ‘God has forsaken this place.’ But God’s story begins in a garden and ends in a city. He cares deeply about cities because that’s where culture is shaped, people are gathered, and His image-bearers live in highest concentration.
Like Jonah, we can turn away in disgust… or we can step in and become part of the restoration God is already doing.”
BIG IDEA
We should not be overwhelmed by the enormity of city problems around us. We can, individually and collectively, make a real difference.
Why a small group discussion series?
It’s one thing to gain an understanding through absorbing information; listening to a sermon or reading a book can present challenging and valuable ideas. But at Cities Project Global, we believe the greatest transformation happens in community, and discussion gives people an understanding to more deeply challenge and process their own perspectives, as well as relate to beliefs and experiences shared by others.
A small group setting, within a trusted community or circle of friends, is the perfect place to begin a journey of discovery.
One purchase is valid for a group of up to eight participants
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